Here is a set of questions that has been developed to help you determine which career paths in the field of Secretarial Studies would be best suited for you.

Please answer Yes or No to each question:

  1. I would love to work in the administration department of a company and help with all the filing and paperwork.
 Yes No
  1. It would be great to do all the financial record keeping for a company or organisation.
 Yes No
  1. I would like to prepare budgets for companies based on previous budget figures or estimated revenues and expenses.
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  1. It would be great to work for a government organisation and do all their record keeping and administrative work.
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  1. I would love to provide clerical and administrative support to CEOs and other professionals.
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  1. I would love to work in a senior administrative position and oversee all the administration details in an office or department.
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  1. I am a well-organised person and would love to use my organisational skills to ensure that an office runs smoothly and efficiently.
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  1. It would be my dream to update cashs book daily and perform other bookkeeping and accounting tasks that may be required.
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  1. I love typing and can type without looking at the keyboard.
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  1. I am a technical person and would love to be in charge of all the upgrades, monitoring and maintenance of databases.
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  1. I want to work in an accounts department and be in charge of keeping records of customer accounts.
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  1. I would love to work in the reception area of a hotel and help customers check in and out.

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  1. It would be great to learn everything there is to know about desktop publishing and perform these functions as part of my job.
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  1. It would be fantastic to work in an office and perform secretarial tasks and duties.
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  1. I would love to manage office staff and ensure that duties are performed efficiently.
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  1. I want to handle salary-related paperwork and calculate staff salaries in an organisation.
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  1. I have great telephonic skills and could easily take messages from callers and do all sorts of interesting tasks for company CEOs or MDs.
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  1. I would love to oversee and evaluate the well-being of company staff.
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  1. I was excellent at projects in school and would love to be in charge of all processes related to the completion of big projects.
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  1. I am a very responsible person and would love to take control of various project within a bigger organisation.
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  1. I want to be responsible for the entire decision-making process when it comes to initiatives and new projects a company wants to launch.
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  1. I want to welcome clients when they have meetings with company CEOs or managers and make a good impression about the company I work for.

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  1. I am a neat and tidy person and would love to be in charge of making sure that all the paperwork and administration is sorted and filed correctly.
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  1. I love typing and can type out documents almost flawlessly at a great speed.
Yes No
  1. I would love to learn more about financial software programmes.
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  1. I am brilliant with paper work and I was always extremely organised when I was in school.
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  1. A 9-5 office job suits my personality perfectly.
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  1. I love computers and would love to sit and work in front of one all day long.

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  1. Nothing would give me greater joy than to get a job doing administrative work in a big company.
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  1. I have always been good with numbers and would love to be in charge of big calculations in a company.
 Yes No


Please note: This is not a certified psychometric test but merely an indication of what field of study you could consider. We always encourage students to also do professional psychometric tests if they are unsure about which course of study would suit their needs best.

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